Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-27
EInxury on Wheels.

Mrs. George H. Pullman, the wife of the
Pullman palace car Prince, .has arrived at
her Long Branch cottage. Her husband ia
or his way home from Europe and is ex-
pected to reach there on Sunday. After that
the Pullmans will do considerable entertain
ing there during the season. Mrs. Pullman
came ia private car. accompanied by sew
era Chicago ladies and by her children.
This magnificent car is sidetracked there, so
that whenever she should be so disposed she
can journey with comfort to any OF the other
summer resorts. A great many seem to be-
lieve that the lady travels about with & train
Of cars, but as matter of fact, she only has
this coach. It is q comparatively new one,
and g party of ten or fifteen can live in it as
comfortably as they could in the Pullman
cottage here. At the rear entrance TO the
car is 3 reception ROOM The decorations of
it are magnificent and are of an Oriental
character. In one corner there IS an ele-
CANT desk, and arranged about the room are
Il lot of upright chairs and a lounge. A
secret recess is in one OF the walls and ac-
cess to it is obtained by touching spring,
by which the wall ia transformed into an
elaborately carved sdeboard filed with
drawers, stocked with the finest wines and
liquors Some OF Mr.. Puliman's Cognac cost
him over $50 o quart. and is imported by
himself directly from France. He has BRAN
dies and whiskeys that are half century
old. ard people who have enjoyed his cigars
after an evening banquet say that they are
simply delightful to contemplate. Mr..
Pullman buys the most expensive obtana-
bile. and they are made according to
his directions Then they are taken
ana wrapped in leaves of different flavors,
and kept at least year before used.
His own particular cigar is wrapped in or
aDge leaves. Immediately back Of this re-
ception room which have Just described is
the drawing room Of the car. 1t occupies
nearly one third of the space. OF course, it
is beautifully furnished, and in it are Il sta
tionary piano and q stand ofmusic. Nearly
every evening while Mrs. Pullman is travel
ing there is music. Her twin sons, who
have Just attained their twelfth year, play
delightfully."- on the violin, and most OF the
time their mother accompanies them on the
piano. She is an excellent pianist, and
while the car Is rattling along at the rate Of
a mile minute the mother and the two
children are enjoying themselves oyer their
melodies with ms much comfort as if they
were in the parlor of their handsome resi-
denco IN Chicago. Leading from this draw
ing room are the sleeping apartments, and
then come the dining room and kitchen.
Two cooks, & butler, two walters, cham
berrnaid. and two ladies' maids always SC
company Mrs. Pullman.
a new car, said to be the most magnificent
that has ever been constructed by the Pull
man company, has just been completed for
the lamiy's use. With the interior furnish
ings, its cost is said to have been $150,000.
This is the twelfth season that Mrs. Pullman
has spent at Long Branch, and her twin
boys were born there. In commemoration of
that event she was very anxious to 90
there in her new car, but owing to Mr. Pull
man S prolonged absence abroad she could
not do so, for it is not to be used until her
husband has thoroughly inspected it. She
herself has passed her approval upon it, but
Mr.. Pulmans practical eye may discover
several things wanting. and the car remains
in the works ut Chicago until he can find
time to go out to see it, Philadelphia Press.